ÖR / AirfoilPlus [Blender Addon]

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v.1.1.4

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AirfoilPlus: Real-Time Parametric Airfoil Generator for Blender

Stop clicking "Generate" and start designing. AirfoilPlus is the only Blender addon that brings a high-performance, real-time aerodynamic engine directly into your viewport. Whether you are an aerospace engineer, a concept artist, or an RC hobbyist, AirfoilPlus eliminates the friction of traditional airfoil tools, giving you mathematically perfect, CAD-ready geometry instantly.

 🎁 BUNDLE:

AirfoilPlus + Select by Data (Vertices-Edge)

Why Choose AirfoilPlus?

⚡ True Real-Time Visualization: Forget the "Generate" button. Move a slider and watch your airfoil evolve instantly. It’s the fluid, interactive workflow Blender users have been waiting for.

📌 Persistent Per-Profile Memory: Every profile retains its own independent aerodynamic settings and parent assignments across Blender sessions.

🎯 Engineering-Grade Precision: Built on a hardened geometry engine designed for professional CFD analysts and aerospace engineers. No more messy importers or broken topology. Clean parametric calculations generate non-self-intersecting curves, smooth tangent fillets, and exact chord reference geometry.

🛠️ Four Generators in One: From iconic NACA 4/5-digit series to supersonic Double Wedge designs and .DAT file imports and exports, handle every aerodynamic requirement in one panel.

⚙️ CAD-Ready Workflow: Export seamless curves for Rhinoceros, Plasticity, or any professional CAD suite. Includes automated Chord Line generation for flawless alignment, either native closed meshes ready for boolean workflows, subdivision, and Geometry Nodes or 2D/3D airfoil profiles.

Key Features & Tools

• NACA 4 & 5-Digit Engine : Parametric generation via instant code typing (e.g. 2412, 23012) or fine-tuned camber/thickness sliders.

• Real-Time Dynamic Naming : Object and mesh data automatically update their Outliner names live based on active type and digit calculations (e.g., Airfoil_Naca4_2412).

• G1 Tangent TE Filleting : Smooth, continuous trailing-edge curvature blending cleanly into upper and lower surfaces with factor depth control up to 0.5000.

• Supersonic Double Wedge : Dedicated diamond airfoil generation featuring independent corner shaping, tangent beveling, and subdivision control for LE, Peak, and TE.

• Adaptive Chord Line : Integrated reference chord line that automatically adapts its length and placement to filleted bounds and scale changes.

• Multi-Profile Management : Instant profile creation with the dedicated + button, per-object setting recall on selection, and synchronized multi-airfoil batch editing.

• Dynamic Empty Parenting : One-click auto-parenting with inverse-matrix tracking (M_parent^-1) and orientation alignment to any selected Empty.

• Mesh & Curve Output : Non-destructive toggle between 3D Bézier/Poly curves and filled manifold N-gon meshes.

• Active Collection Linking : New profiles automatically generate inside whichever collection is currently active in the Outliner.

Built for Every Workflow

Aerospace Engineers: Rapidly prototype analytical profiles and export standard coordinate .DAT datasets for CFD pipelines.

Concept Artists: Generate aerodynamically accurate wings, lifting bodies, and sci-fi craft in seconds.

RC & Drone Designers: Create precision wing ribs and airfoils ready for laser cutting, CNC milling, or 3D printing.

VFX & Hard-Surface Modelers: Build functional aircraft wings and control surfaces with native Blender curve and mesh modifiers.

Technical Specifications

Compatibility: Blender 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and newer.

Current Version: v1.1.4 (Stable Release).

Updates: Lifetime access to all future updates.

Integration: Native N-Panel integration (View3D > Sidebar > ÖR / AirfoilPlus).

Changelog Highlights:

v1.0.1 | DAT Update: Comprehensive .DAT coordinate exporter with detailed aerodynamic metadata headers.

v1.0.4 | Double Wedge Update: Anti-overflow corner shaping engine for Double Wedge Leading Edge, Peak, and Trailing Edge treatments.

v1.0.6 | Dynamic Parent Update: Implemented a live matrix-parent tracking toggle to the left of "Align Rotation". When active, the generated airfoil is bound to the target Empty with an inverted transformation matrix (M_parent^-1), allowing the geometry to track viewport movements dynamically without requiring a manual update loop.

v1.0.9 | Tangent Update: Smooth G1 tangent trailing-edge Bézier filleting with extended range factor and adaptive chord line scaling.

v1.1.0 | Memory Update: Persistent per-profile memory saved to .blend files, quick + profile generator, live Outliner naming sync (Airfoil_Naca4_XXXX), and multi-selection batch tweaking.

v1.1.4 | Completion Update: Crash-proof mesh engine with native non-destructive object conversion and manifold chord edge integration.

About NÖRGRU™

NÖRGRU is a European startup dedicated to high-quality 3D tools and industrial-grade products. We believe in creativity as a solution to human struggle—designing the future, one vertex at a time.

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